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Well, you've read the notes, you have had your fill of ersatz scallions, and now it is time for you to post until the ersatz cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: FILIBUSTER!
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From the X rated topic the other day, I forgot to mention my favorite X rated movie title ever: Hannah Does Her Sisters.
And as I was driving down Santa Monica Blvd. on Tuesday, I passed by the TomKat movie theater (formerly a Pussycat, now a gay movie house) - first off, I was shocked that there are any adult movie houses left, given the Internet and DVD - who knew? And would you like to know the name of the film playing? A Rim With A View.
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At least our five GUESTS aren't WUSSBURGERS.
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FILIBUSTER, baby, FILIBUSTER.
And now - Dino at the piano.
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Welcome seven GUESTS. We're talkin' about something or other. Oh, yes, silent movies. I like The General, City Lights, The Circus, The Kid, Seven Chances, The Lodger, Metropolis, and the Josef von Sternberg silents.
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I thought "Silent Movie" was very funny when I first saw it in a cinema but it did not work for me on second viewing.
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Hard to go past "The Kid" and "The General" as classics of Silent Cinema.
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Good morning, all! My day is centered around the apartment since I have my Macintosh Man arriving at 10 to tune up the eMac. I will finish the second third of the Dance Medley for the Chorus, and hopefully take a trip to Toyland after the computer's back to its sparkling self. There may be a bit of banking to be done as well.
TOD: Phantom of the Opera
The Student Prince
Sunrise
Nosferatu
Cabinet of Dr Caligari
Ben-Hur
The General
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Ialso like The General, City Lights, The Circus, The Kid, Metropolis, Nosferatu, Das Cabinet de Caligari, Phantom of the Opera, Ben-Hur
and I like to add The Circus, Laurel & Hardy when they try to sell Christmas Trees and many of their other films.
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Good Morning. It will be a long be a long be a long and busy day so I expect to not be here much.
DR elmore is Jason okay?
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Good Morning. It will be a long be a long be a long and busy day so I expect to not be here much.
DR elmore is Jason okay?
DRvixmom, I have no idea! DRJose keeps in closer touch with him than I.
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For those of you able to listen (if you haven't already), Donald's show this week is lots of fun. He interviews Michael Kostroff, an actor from the national tour of Producers and Les Miz. He (Kostroff) wrote a book about his time on the road. It's a good listen.
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And the word of the day is: FILIBUSTER!
There's a lot of controversy over how to thicken a good New Orleans gumbo. Some people will tell you "You bettah use the okra, fool!" while others will reply "No, no, you gotta use the file, buster!"
(File, pronounced "fee-lay." It's made from powdered sassafras leaves.)
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TOD: Favorite silent movies
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (although they did add a talkie scene at the last minute)
KING OF KINGS
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
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Hmmm.....The TomKat Theatre.....
TOD: already mentioned
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
BEN-HUR
METROPOLIS
SEVEN CHANCES
and....
WAY DOWN EAST
THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY
and a couple of Charlie Chase films I have only seen parts of, one about he and his family going to the movies, and the other about a harrassed bridegroom on his wedding day.
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Gasp, I don't know that I've ever seen a silent movie.
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Thank you Mr BK . Believe it or not, I am patient about some things. No more filibuster.
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Since there are no students in school this week, I am instead doing a home visit. Which means I didn't have to get up this morning and go into work, I'm just heading downtown in the afternoon.
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TOD:
Broken Blossoms
Phantom Of The Opera
Safety Last
The General
Greed
City Lights
Nosferatu
Cabinet of DR Caligari
The Mysterious Lady
Sunrise
Lots of others I'm not thinking of. I like anything with Lon Chaney--I wish they would find a print of London After Midnight.
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I just ordered CARAVAN - it looks very good!
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Oh, and SON OF THE SHEIK
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I just ordered CARAVAN - it looks very good!
Good! I think you're going to like that picture! (a Love that Bob reference).
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There was a Mary Pickford movie that I saw a few years back that I really enjoyed, but don't recall the name. Might have been DADDY LONG LEGS.
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Good morning!
Gray morning with showers earlier but looks to be clearing some as the morning progresses. SUpposed to be in upper 50s today.
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Favorite silents:
THE CIRCUS, CITY LIGHTS, and THE GOLD RUSH from Chaplin
SHERLOCK, JR., THE GENERAL, and STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. from Keaton.
BEN-HUR
SUNRISE
WAY DOWN EAST
WINGS (but I haven't seen it in a long time and might not feel the same now)
SHOW PEOPLE
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I have to say that the Garbo silents I find very resistable. I watched LOVE and THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL and THE TEMPTRESS agog because I couldn't believe how uninvolving and static they were. I much prefer her in some of her sound films.
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I'm not sure I've ever seen a DOuglas Fairbanks silent picture all the way through. I've seen parts of THE THREE MUSKETEERS, THE BLACK PIRATE, THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD, ROBIN HOOD, but I don't think I've ever seen any of them all the way through. That's something I must put on my to-see list.
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I read yesterday that CBS' sister network, UPN, might pick up the remaining episodes of LOVE MONKEY to show during this season. (I had previously read CBS might burn them off ths summer).
If UPN runs them, and they do decently in the ratings there, LOVE MONKEY might get picked up for the new CW network for the fall. It's a small, slight chance, but I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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I'm up, I'm up - I look quite elderly this morning.
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With the Olympics and the IDOL results show tonight, looks like reruns on CBS (except for SURVIVOR). I should be able to watch WEEK-END IN HAVANA and either BAMBI II or I REMEMBER MAMA also today.
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Page Two Gizmo Dance!!!
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Do some jumping jacks, MR BK. That will youthen you up!
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DR CILLA LIZ - this link will tell you EXACTLY what your cats are saying! :o
http://messybeast.com/cat_talk.htm (http://messybeast.com/cat_talk.htm)
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And now, ladies and gentlemen, for those of you who haven't seen it: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN in legos. ;D
http://destinationdaniel.smugmug.com/gallery/1213678/1/56771253 (http://destinationdaniel.smugmug.com/gallery/1213678/1/56771253)
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I'm up, I'm up - I look quite elderly this morning.
You look like a tree? How unusual!
But then, the Elder tree is known for it's magical properties.
;)
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Having lunch out with friends in a bit, so I need to head down now and start to clean up.
WBBL.
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Danise update. :)
She sounds great, had bacon eggs and oatmeal for breakfast. She and her roommate are taking 15 minute walks every hour.
The surgery went well but was far more involved than expected so she will be in the hospital at least one more night.
If anyone wants to call Danise at the hospital email me and I will give you the phone number. She would love it.
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From DakotaCelt:
Give Danise my best Jane....
Will do :)
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Lunch. That sounds like a good idea.
Thanks for the DANISE UPDATE, DRJANE.
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I shall now be on my way to LACC, then to pick up tapes, then to deliver tapes, after which I shall return.
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Have a good class!
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The PWOJECT WUNWAY reunion show was interesting last night. And I sort of liked the Jay McCarroll show afterwards, sort of.
Now for the rest of the news FWIW:
On Tuesday I got my copy of the RENT dvd. I did NOT like the OBC CD....played it once, not all the way through, haven't opened it since. Didn't see the tour when it came through town. BUT, hold your hats and hallelujah - I thought the movie was okay. I liked most of it. I think it's because I really liked the cast. So while I am not a RENT fan, I will watch again....although at 130 minutes, it's a bit long.
SECOND SHOCKER:
I saw some of AMERICAN IDOL as I was shifting between the Olympics and the P/R shows....and I saw a singer I liked. His name is Elliott! Good luck....
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Hiya, Jane. Thanks for the Danise report. Let her know we all wish her HOME ASAP!!! The hospital is no place for someone under the weather...
Okay, so yesterday I was just so fed up! I NEED work! I NEED something to do, drat it! So I scoured the Actors Equity casting page, and found something only a four-hour round trip away for today - MENOPAUSE, THE MUSICAL. They want to see ONLY women 35-55, size 10 and up. So, of course I phoned for an appointment for today at 12:40.
I hopped in the ol' Honda and raced to the library for a book of songs from the 50's, and selected Only You. Once home, I sang through it twice, until my voice failed. Oy, this cough... Then I ransacked my limited wardrobe for layers of clothes I could put on to Beef Up. (Producers hate it when they specify "Asians, only" or "minimum height 5'8" - and they have to sit through umpteen auditions with people who obviously aren't what they are looking for...).
My sister came home and found me wearing three gathered skirts, a cable knit sweater under a large overblouse, and one of her bras, stuffed with all my sweat socks... "What is this, Halloween??" I explained my dilemma, and she spent the next hour helping me create an outfit that was a little more - ummmm... fashionable. With accessories.
So this morning I woke, knowing that if I were called for a callback and it came out that I am really a size 2, those folks would hate me, and NEVER hire me for ANYTHING, even if I were right for it... I guess I'm not making the four-hour round trip today - but at least I was able to entertain myself a little yesterday. Actors are SO demented...
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So today maybe I'll put the same effort into the audition I have the day after tomorrow for something I AM right for... and maybe take a nice walk - what a gawjus day.
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Now for the rest of the news FWIW:
On Tuesday I got my copy of the RENT dvd. I did NOT like the OBC CD....played it once, not all the way through, haven't opened it since. Didn't see the tour when it came through town. BUT, hold your hats and hallelujah - I thought the movie was okay. I liked most of it. I think it's because I really liked the cast. So while I am not a RENT fan, I will watch again....although at 130 minutes, it's a bit long.
You liked the movie because of the cast? Did you know that six of the eight actors were in the original Broadway cast?? You might want to give the OBC recording another try. At least, you could find out what the movie left out (a couple of songs and little bits here and there).
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Silent movies that I like:
Berlin (with a score by former Olympia resident, Tim Brock)
Metropolis
Sunrise (also with a score by Tim Brock)
That's all I know, for now.
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Lunch, I haven't had breakfast yet.
Penny I keep telling Danise to stay in the hospital as long as possible. I worry she will go home and do to much to soon, such as lifting that 100 pound dog of hers. ;D
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Yes DRGEORGE....strange isn't it? Must be the visuals. Yes I know that a lot of the movie cast were in the Original Cast.
I still don't like MUCH of the music - but I don't hate it.
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Would an onion on the BET be a Rap Scallion?
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Okay, so yesterday I was just so fed up! I NEED work! I NEED something to do, drat it! So I scoured the Actors Equity casting page, and found something only a four-hour round trip away for today - MENOPAUSE, THE MUSICAL. They want to see ONLY women 35-55, size 10 and up. So, of course I phoned for an appointment for today at 12:40.
I hopped in the ol' Honda and raced to the library for a book of songs from the 50's, and selected Only You. Once home, I sang through it twice, until my voice failed. Oy, this cough... Then I ransacked my limited wardrobe for layers of clothes I could put on to Beef Up. (Producers hate it when they specify "Asians, only" or "minimum height 5'8" - and they have to sit through umpteen auditions with people who obviously aren't what they are looking for...).
My sister came home and found me wearing three gathered skirts, a cable knit sweater under a large overblouse, and one of her bras, stuffed with all my sweat socks... "What is this, Halloween??" I explained my dilemma, and she spent the next hour helping me create an outfit that was a little more - ummmm... fashionable. With accessories.
So this morning I woke, knowing that if I were called for a callback and it came out that I am really a size 2, those folks would hate me, and NEVER hire me for ANYTHING, even if I were right for it... I guess I'm not making the four-hour round trip today - but at least I was able to entertain myself a little yesterday. Actors are SO demented...
Keith and I just had a good laugh. ;D
Good vibes for your audition tomorrow.
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SECOND SHOCKER:
I saw some of AMERICAN IDOL as I was shifting between the Olympics and the P/R shows....and I saw a singer I liked. His name is Elliott! Good luck....
Elliot Yamin...He's a KEEPER!
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When she went tumbling down the hill, did the filibuster butt?
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Danise update. :)
She sounds great, had bacon eggs and oatmeal for breakfast. She and her roommate are taking 15 minute walks every hour.
Good news.
The surgery went well but was far more involved than expected so she will be in the hospital at least one more night.
Dang! I arranged for something to be delivered to her today... at home. I home her mom will be home to answer the door.
If anyone wants to call Danise at the hospital email me and I will give you the phone number. She would love it.
Yes please. Please IM me. Thanks!
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My sister came home and found me wearing three gathered skirts, a cable knit sweater under a large overblouse, and one of her bras, stuffed with all my sweat socks...
LOL!!!!
it came out that I am really a size 2, those folks would hate me
I'm not too sure I'm still fond of ya.... 2!!! That's a size for little children ;D
must go on diet.......
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Thanks for the good news about DR Danise, DR Jane. Appreciate your being our go-between to keep informaed about her progress.
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DRPENNYO - Menopause the Musical has been running for months and months in Indianapolis.....it would be steady work, and not all of the Indy cast members are....uh....zaftig.
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On IDOL, Elliott was fine, but Simon's extravagent praise was a bit much, I thought.
Due to Constantine and Bo from last year, they seem much more open to male rock vocalists this year. There are several in the semi-finals. Not my favorite kind of voice, of course, but it's nice to have the diversity, and they all did their thing well last night.
Other than Sway and Bobby, who I found hopeless, only the very young Kevin seemed out of his depth, and Kevin's voice was OK. He just had no stage presence at all, no personality behind the voice.
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They want to see ONLY women 35-55, size 10 and up.
Your talent and my body.... we'd be perfect! You could play Kathy Selden to my Lina Lamont!!
;D
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DRPENNYO - Menopause the Musical has been running for months and months in Indianapolis.....it would be steady work, and not all of the Indy cast members are....uh....zaftig.
MONOPAUSE THE MUSICAL ran six months here, a local record, but the show did close several weeks ago.
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DRPENNYO - Menopause the Musical has been running for months and months in Indianapolis.....it would be steady work, and not all of the Indy cast members are....uh....zaftig.
Size ten is Zaftig?! Size ten is my goal!!!!!
groan
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I had the exact same reaction to RENT - show versus movie. I found the show pretty hard to take. The movie went down much easier. I think the sound level in the movie theater was perfect for the film. In the legit theater, I had blood pouring from my ears from the outrageous sound levels they ramped the music up to.
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Ewww....that's a revoltin' image...
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"Ice....
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Speaking of Rent MattH, NDSU library has a book about the musical and I was looking through it last night... I will have to check the local Blockbuster to see if they have it.
DRJane, thanks for the updates on Danise and I am glad to hear that she is doing well.
As for the topic of the day I have seen a number of silents but only a few titles come to mind at the moment:
Potemkin
Birth of a Nation
and a few Buster Keaton movies
and a Mary Pickford film but the name escapes me at this moment.
The Fargo Theatre has Silent movie nights every once in a while and they have a person playing on their huge Wurlitzer organ. It is neat to listen to that...
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DR PennyO
Good luck with your audition... I hope you get the part!
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Thanks, all, for the good audition vibes!
About that size 2 stuff - yes, I am amazed to see my tiny clothes come out of the dryer - they look like doll clothes. I never FEEL "small" - I am Miles Gloriosus in my mind...
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL is going up everywhere in the past year - the audition notice for the one in Portland asks for women size 8 and up -- the one I saw here in LA had women of four different sizes, and the one who played the aging soap star was only slightly bigger than I am...
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Each director has a unique (well, not EACH director...) vision of how the show should look...
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Actors try REAL hard not to annoy the director right off the bat, at the audition... let's wait until they can't fire us, say, during production week, before we annoy them...
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I had the exact same reaction to RENT - show versus movie. I found the show pretty hard to take. The movie went down much easier. I think the sound level in the movie theater was perfect for the film. In the legit theater, I had blood pouring from my ears from the outrageous sound levels they ramped the music up to.
Well, there is that. ;) And it happens quite often here in Olympia, too. :P
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Let's hope the folks at North Coast Rep think I'd be perfect for all 5 characters in their coming show... I would LOVE to see a small actress come in for those parts... means they could use more than wigs - as in, costumes with different "bodies" sewn in for the different characters: a fat-suit in it for the Jewish Mama, a big bust and rear end for the Italian tango dancer, the barfly could be emaciated, etc.
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Hiya, George!!! Howzit goin'?
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Let's hope the folks at North Coast Rep think I'd be perfect for all 5 characters in their coming show... I would LOVE to see a small actress come in for those parts... means they could use more than wigs - as in, costumes with different "bodies" sewn in for the different characters: a fat-suit in it for the Jewish Mama, a big bust and rear end for the Italian tango dancer, the barfly could be emaciated, etc.
~~~~VIBES~~~~~
cos I still love ya, ya tiny thing you!!
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Oy! after 10!! Gonna get some productive work done today. Maybe...
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Vixmom! George! Ben!! Have a good one!!
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Thanks, all, for the good audition vibes!
About that size 2 stuff - yes, I am amazed to see my tiny clothes come out of the dryer - they look like doll clothes. I never FEEL "small" - I am Miles Gloriosus in my mind...
I have the opposite problem... until I was 31 and I ghad to have my thyroid removed I could eat all I wanted and never was bigger than a "junior 5 "
Since the thyroid went bye bye, size fives became a distant memory but I think of myself as thin (l I am shocked when I see myself in the mirror or in photos)
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Thursday greetings! Just finished presenting the February edition of my 3-hour grantseeking basics workshop. Now I'm enjoying tuna glop for my lunch.
DR Jane - thanks for today's Danise report.
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My eMac is now running quite nicely, and I just deleted and moved 1100 pieces of email from my inbox! Oy.
DR Jane, Nursie dear, I would love Danise's phone number.
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Tuna Glop!!
I am watching Dirk Bogarde in The Mind Benders....
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1100 pieces of email from my inbox! .
Pop U Lar, you gotta be popular....
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I've actually been up since 10:00... ;)
-But then had to get right in gear for a small recording session here at my apartment. A friend of mine needed some songs put down for a dance clinic he's giving this weekend... And his wife also needed a rehearsal CD for her musical theatre class... So...
Thankfully, they just needed a single track - piano - and Garage Band is mercifully easy to use. We got through everything in a very leisurely two hours. -Of course, we only had about 20 minutes of music to record, but I think we got some good tracks down. "Theses are only for rehearsal and reference purposes, right?"
;)
-And that's what I've been doing with my day so far.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I'm not sure I've ever seen a silent movie all the way through either.
However, I do remember major snippets of "City Lights", "Nosferatu", and "Metropolis".
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As for American Idol...
...And Elliott Yamin is from my former stomping grounds, Richmond, VA!
:)
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As for DR Jason...
He's doing well. Work is busy, but I believe they're almost caught up at the MTI offices after their phone and internet cables got severed two weeks ago. And his family situation has quieted down too.
Jason is doing all right. Just taking some "me time" right now.
He'll be back... We all come back.
:)
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DR Jane - Thanks for the updates on Danise. And, yes, please tell her to take it easy. She has to save up her strength for her next trip to NYC!
:)
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DR elmore - Feel free to give me a ring the next time your computer needs a little fine tuning. I'm not an expert by any means, but I do know how to get rid of most of the detritus (a former word of the day) that can accumulate on a hard drive.
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Hmmm... The sun is shining. Yes, it's a bit cool outside, but I think I may head out for a walk later on. In the meantime, I promised myself that I would finish unpacking the rest the stuff I brought up Tuesday. -Wow, was that just Tuesday?!?!?
Most of the unpacking involves putting my clothes away in my dresser, then just a bunch of little chores. So...
Laters...
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"Ice....
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you're not helping.....
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Hmmm... The sun is shining. Yes, it's a bit cool outside, but I think I may head out for a walk later on.
Laters...
No run today?
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DR PennyO - I'd go ahead and send your P/R into the Menopause: The Musical people, just to be on file. Maybe they were just looking to fill one role right now, thus the "size 10+" requirement. Ya' never know.
In the meantime... Hope your ears, nose and throat clears up soon. Break legs!
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No run today?
That's a possibility too... I'm waiting to hear if I'm doing a coaching at 5:00, so... I just like to allot a good two hours for my run - warm up, run, cool down, stretch/yoga... and then shower. So...
Of course, if I just log off the computer now...
;D
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DR elmore - Any plans for dinner tonight?
DR Ben? DR Ant? DRs TPunk and Rodzinski?
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Hmm...
Chelsea Clearview Cinemas is showing "Funny Lady" tonight...
Hmm...
However, next month's Thursday night line-up includes:
"The Bad Seed"
"The Women"
"Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte"
and
"Berserk"
:)
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DR elmore - Any plans for dinner tonight?
DR Ben? DR Ant? DRs TPunk and Rodzinski?
DR Jose - I'm free for dinner (DH Richard has a meeting). Shall we meet halfway - say somewhere in the middle of Pennsylvania?
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DR Jose - I'm free for dinner (DH Richard has a meeting). Shall we meet halfway - say somewhere in the middle of Pennsylvania?
Ohhh... Maybe we could meet in Lancaster. A good, hearty Amish dinner would be a perfect mid-winter meal!
;D
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Berserk!!
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Joan Crawford and Ty Hardin.
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DR Jane - Thanks for the updates on Danise. And, yes, please tell her to take it easy. She has to save up her strength for her next trip to NYC!
:)
So true, however she will be using her vacation time to recover from the surgery >:(. Maybe she can go for a long weekend when Tomovoz visits. :-\
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Just spoke to Danise. She sounds wonderful. She'llbe going home sometime tomorrow. We only had a quick chat as she had a visitor arrived just as I called. She sends her thanks to all for the vibes and promises to "drive everyone crazy" with a record number of posts when she gets home.
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Oh... I keep meaning to "remind" any DRs in the NYC area, and those who are thinking of heading to the NYC area in the next couple of weeks...
It's Season of Savings (http://www.seasonofsavings.com) time again!
Some of the discounts end this weekend, but some go into March.
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Ohhh... Maybe we could meet in Lancaster. A good, hearty Amish dinner would be a perfect mid-winter meal!
;D
Yikes, that's 'way more than halfway for me, so I better leave now! If it's Amish you want, Holmes County, Ohio, is also a possibility.
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Vixmom were were you able to hold the delivery until tomorrow? If not I'm sure her mother will tell her about it tonight.
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Lancaster, home of Hamond Pretzels http://www.hammondpretzels.com/index.html
For dessert get the best ice cream waffle cones at the General Store in the town (Strousberg?)by the old train museum.
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Lancaster, home of Hamond Pretzels http://www.hammondpretzels.com/index.html
For dessert get the best ice cream waffle cones at the General Store in the town (Strousberg?)by the old train museum.
So, DR Jane, you coming to Pennsylvania for dinner tonight, too? ;)
Can you tell I get a little goofy after presenting a 3-hour workshop?
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Jose, I'm doing laundry after work tonight. I often do it on Friday after work so we have the full weekend to ourselves but I'm seeing Barefoot in the Park tomorrow with my theatre buddies. I'm intrigued only because the show has gotten such mixed to awful reviews. Anthony has dance class tonight.
I'm looking forward to the March line up at Chelsea. The Bad Seed with Hedda and company. Even better, The Women with Hedda and company. Since Thursday night dance classes have resumed Anthon will most likely miss the Chelsea Classics nights unless he can be persuaded to skip a night of dance for a night of fun at the movies.
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Elliott Yamin has diabetes and wears an insulin pump. Isn't the internet a FONT of information? It is the Reader's Digest of the 21st century.
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DRGINNY what was the funniest question you were asked today?
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Ginny I will be there as long as we go the the General Store for ice cream. ;)
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Vixmom were were you able to hold the delivery until tomorrow? If not I'm sure her mother will tell her about it tonight.
I tried but I was told it had already gone out for delivery. Danise said her mom weas home and some neighbor would be checking in with her Mom ( I didn't tell her something was sent, I just asked if Mom was with her or at home...sneaky sneaky ) so if it got left at the door it should get found and brought in. ;)
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As for DR Jason...
He's doing well. Work is busy, but I believe they're almost caught up at the MTI offices after their phone and internet cables got severed two weeks ago. And his family situation has quieted down too.
Jason is doing all right. Just taking some "me time" right now.
He'll be back... We all come back.
:)
Well last time he took some me time he was gone for over a year!
Tell him we all said hi!
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DR elmore - Feel free to give me a ring the next time your computer needs a little fine tuning. I'm not an expert by any means, but I do know how to get rid of most of the detritus (a former word of the day) that can accumulate on a hard drive.
I wish I had someone out in these here parts who could tinker with my hard drive!
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Hmm...
Chelsea Clearview Cinemas is showing "Funny Lady" tonight...
Hmm...
However, next month's Thursday night line-up includes:
"The Bad Seed"
"The Women"
"Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte"
and
"Berserk"
:)
Oh, you must go see BERSERK when it shows! That one is a hoot!
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Liza Doolittle:
'At's not 'is satz, hit's 'er satz.
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Well last time he took some me time he was gone for over a year!
Tell him we all said hi!
ROTFLOL
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Back from class and tape pickup and delivery. Very tired. Class was fun again. Tammy's friend Lauren sang and she's got a terrific voice and takes notes very well. I've got one gal who's having terrible trouble - on Tuesday she was so nervous she couldn't remember her lyrics. So, I let her have two days. Today, she was so nervous she could barely breathe and get through the song, and still forgot a couple of words. The song is They Were You, from the Fantasticks - a fairly easy and simple song. Once I explained to her that most of the words in the song are short and didn't have to be held, that helped her. She did it a second time - less nervous, but then got very emotional in the song, for reasons of her own. I told her she'd sing again next Tuesday and when she's rehearsing to pick an image of someone she cares about and sing it directly to that mental image, sans the over-emotion - simple and heartfelt. Another thing I emphasized to several people was that just because they're not singing (when there's a two or four bar piano part before they come in again) does not mean they "drop" character - it's the same as a scene - if you're standing off to the side and waiting for your line to come in while four other people are saying theirs, you don't stand there out of character. One fellow sang Anthem from Chess - he sang it haltingly and his body language read totally uncomfortable - didn't know where his hands should be, shuffled, etc. I asked him one simple question: What's the title of the song? He replied Anthem. I said, "What's an anthem?" He looked at me and totally understood my point, and his second go-through had strength and for most of it he was much more comfortable. That's the fun of this class.
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Sounds like you've got some students who listen....
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Bruce, it must feel good to teach, and make a difference.
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I wish I had someone out in these here parts who could tinker with my hard drive!
;D
If only TCB were online right now!
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DRGINNY what was the funniest question you were asked today?
DR JRand, when I was working at the desk near where we're distributing tax forms, a guy asked, "Which one is for the state?"
Um, it's the one that says:
OHIO
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DR JRand, when I was working at the desk near where we're distributing tax forms, a guy asked, "Which one is for the state?"
Um, it's the one that says:
OHIO
Maybe he was from Indiana or Kentucky. ;D
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Page Five Carroll Baker Dance. :o
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Lunch ran long, and I didn't have nearly enough time to watch things this afternoon.
Besides that, I've been on the phone for a good part of the morning trying to convince the power company that I'm not deceased. Lots of fun convincing people you're alive when they insist you're not.
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Once I arrived home and got (hopefully) the last customer service person alerted as to my breathing status, I put in WEEK-END IN HAVANA.
Yes, the Technicolor is quite spectacular, and it's more fun than the Betty Grable picture yesterday BY FAR.
No, the Technicolor in PIN UP GIRL transfer I watched yesterday can't hold a candle to WEEK-END IN HAVANA.
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Looking at that Carroll Baker dance shot, I'm reminded on the back of the paperback copy of HARLOW that came out around the time of Baker's movie, they had her posed in a very similar gown, chair and postition as an old Harlow still, and it was a pretty remarkable comparison.
The movie, of course, didn't seem much in period at all, but that publicity picture certainly looked like the real McCoy.
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Neither Baker nor Lynley's HARLOWs are available on DVD, are they?
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Maybe he was from Indiana or Kentucky. ;D
Oh, DR JRand, you're too kind!
I also had a phone call from a woman who wanted to know if I would fill out her IRS Form 1023, which is the application for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. That's equivalent to the undergraduates who used to wonder if I'd write their term papers for them ::)
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LOL DRGINNY....
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No, DRMATT - neither the Carroll nor the Carol HARLOW is available on DVD...although Carol's can be found in a VERY bad DVD copy on EBAY now and then - second or third generation of a TV broadcast.
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No, DRMATT - neither the Carroll nor the Carol HARLOW is available on DVD...although Carol's can be found in a VERY bad DVD copy on EBAY now and then - second or third generation of a TV broadcast.
I wonder who owns the rights to Lynley's HARLOW?
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Ah, yes, DRMATTH - Carroll's transformation into 30's icon Jean Harlow happened on board the Queen Mary as she traveled to London for the European premiere of THE CARPETBAGGERS.
The film was supposed to be an expensive and accurate account of the life of Jean Harlow directed by Carol Reed - but once Joseph E. Levine got involved in the project and it became a race to beat producer Bill Sargent to the screen - and screenwriter John Michael Hayes sacrificed truth to "story" - Carroll became not Jean Harlow, but Carroll Baker with 60's hair and shoes and not much else that had ANYTHING to do with Jean Harlow. 8)
But it started out well.....as some pre-publicity photos show.
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I wonder who owns the rights to Lynley's HARLOW?
Bill Sargent is still around, I think, as is his Electronovision Company, but who knows..... ???
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And speaking of Electronovision, I know of three productions: HAMLET (Burton), HARLOW (Lynley), and STOP THE WORLD I WANT TO GET OFF. Were there any others?
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We met the star of the Electronivision Stop The World last week at the El Portal - Mr. Tony Tanner.
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I don't think so.... It was wrapped up someway with Magna Corporation which had something to do with SOUTH PACIFIC....but it's lost in the file cabinets of Hollywood now.
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We met the star of the Electronivision Stop The World last week at the El Portal - Mr. Tony Tanner.
Did he have a copy of HARLOW with him? 8)
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MATTH!!!!!
What are you doing here....the power company said you were dead.
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MATTH!!!!!
What are you doing here....the power company said you were dead.
And they ought to know!!!! ;D
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The Electronovision STOP THE WORLD was released by Warner Bros.. At least, the soundtrack LP was Warner Bros. (I have the movie on videotape.)
Don't know if Warners owns the Lynley HARLOW or not.
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Warners owns Stop the World and released it on laserdisc and tape.
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DRPENNYO - Menopause the Musical has been running for months and months in Indianapolis.....it would be steady work, and not all of the Indy cast members are....uh....zaftig.
Calling size 10 zaftig is almost fighting words!!! ;) I was born bigger than a size 10
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I wish they hadn't mucked about with the Stop the World film. It has awful orchestrations with strings added, which completely ruin it for me. Plus they added a song not by Newley and Bricusse (a pretty song, but one that had/has nothing to do with the show - it was an existing song called I Belived It All).
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Lynley's HARLOW score by Nelson Riddle and Al Ham is on the Warner Bros label, too. Maybe they own the film, too.
LOL DRMATTH - they are omnipotent.....
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Calling size 10 zaftig is almost fighting words!!! ;) I was born bigger than a size 10
;D I have NO ROOM to talk! ::)
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Have never seen STOP THE WORLD in any form. But I did get the cast album on LP last week.
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Off to dinner....and then to watch THE Olympics as opposed to the olympics!
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Off to dinner....and then to watch THE Olympics as opposed to the olympics!
I'm off to go home and eat some left over Tuna Glop and watch the Olympics....women's free skate (or long program) my fav!! I've managed to go all day without seeing results. So far so good.
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I'm off to go home and eat some left over Tuna Glop and watch the Olympics....women's free skate (or long program) my fav!! I've managed to go all day without seeing results. So far so good.
I know the results, but my lips are sealed! :D
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Lynley's HARLOW score by Nelson Riddle and Al Ham is on the Warner Bros label, too. Maybe they own the film, too.
LOL DRMATTH - they are omnipotent.....
If we had been talking about it earlier, I might have gone to the Warner Bros. chat and asked about STOP THE WORLD in addition to THE PIRATE and several other musicals that seemed to have been dropped.
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I'm off to go home and eat some left over Tuna Glop and watch the Olympics....women's free skate (or long program) my fav!! I've managed to go all day without seeing results. So far so good.
Me too, DR Cillaliz! Just have to stay away from the New York Times and USA Today online. Skating should be exciting tonight!
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I know the results, but my lips are sealed! :D
In my best librarian voice: Sssshhhh ;)
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I haven't even watched the tape of STOP THE WORLD that I bought. I saw the film many moons ago (a ONCE UPON A MATTRESS reference), and not since.
That might be something to watch this weekend in addition to everything else I've gotten recently.
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Well, time to head down now for cleaning chores and TV. A full night tonight.
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Of course, it goes without saying
WBBL.
(Oops, I said it anyway!) :)
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I'm very curious about MattH's alleged demise....was there an obituary or something that alerted the power company to the possibility?
I also know the results of the ladies' free skate.
But I'm not telling.
No, I'm not.
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I'm really very excited about watching "Weekend in Havana" now.
I bought it instead of "Pin-Up Girl", which I will probably get when it's on sale at deepdiscountdvd!
I bought most of the Gable movies on VHS when Fox issued them back in the late 1980s-early 1990s...and I wasn't too fond of most.
"The Dolly Sisters", "Down Argentine Way" and "Springtime in the Rockies" were my faves. I don't believe I've ever seen "Mother Wore Tights" or "My Blue Heaven".
I can watch Alice Faye in ANYTHING, however.
I recall seeing "Tin Pan Alley" with both Faye and Grable on TV back in the mid-1960s...and would love to have a pristine DVD copy of THAT epic musical extravaganza.
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Hiya, Jane. Thanks for the Danise report. Let her know we all wish her HOME ASAP!!! The hospital is no place for someone under the weather...
Okay, so yesterday I was just so fed up! I NEED work! I NEED something to do, drat it! So I scoured the Actors Equity casting page, and found something only a four-hour round trip away for today - MENOPAUSE, THE MUSICAL. They want to see ONLY women 35-55, size 10 and up. So, of course I phoned for an appointment for today at 12:40.
I hopped in the ol' Honda and raced to the library for a book of songs from the 50's, and selected Only You. Once home, I sang through it twice, until my voice failed. Oy, this cough... Then I ransacked my limited wardrobe for layers of clothes I could put on to Beef Up. (Producers hate it when they specify "Asians, only" or "minimum height 5'8" - and they have to sit through umpteen auditions with people who obviously aren't what they are looking for...).
My sister came home and found me wearing three gathered skirts, a cable knit sweater under a large overblouse, and one of her bras, stuffed with all my sweat socks... "What is this, Halloween??" I explained my dilemma, and she spent the next hour helping me create an outfit that was a little more - ummmm... fashionable. With accessories.
So this morning I woke, knowing that if I were called for a callback and it came out that I am really a size 2, those folks would hate me, and NEVER hire me for ANYTHING, even if I were right for it... I guess I'm not making the four-hour round trip today - but at least I was able to entertain myself a little yesterday. Actors are SO demented...
PennyO, is that the Las Vegas cast of MENOPAUSE? They just opened there on Feb 1.
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My eMac is now running quite nicely, and I just deleted and moved 1100 pieces of email from my inbox! Oy.
DR Jane, Nursie dear, I would love Danise's phone number.
Who would have thought that you had that much male in your inbox!
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I wish I had someone out in these here parts who could tinker with my hard drive!
Oh, oh, oh! Me...me...,me.
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Who would have thought that you had that much male in your inbox!
I wonder if he knows who they were all from.
I was once getting 700-800 e-mails a day...all SPAM...had to change my e-mail address.
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;D
If only TCB were online right now!
I am catching up, Ron, I am catching up!
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Off to dinner....and then to watch THE Olympics as opposed to the olympics!
Actually, I can see the Olympics from my bedroom window.
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Danise enjoyed her Turkey dinner and ordered pancakes for breakfast.
Each time I call she sounds better than the last time, in fact I don’t think she can sound better.
Danise says thank you all for the good vibes, they seem to have worked. :D
I’ll call her in the morning, you east coasters feel free to call before I get up, and find out if she is going home. The doctor will decide tomorrow.
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Keith isn’t feeling well at all. I hope it isn’t the flu.
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Feel better vibes to DH Keith!!!!!
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Danise received two visitors today, a few phone calls, one bouquet of flowers at the hospital and one arrangement at home.
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Thank you. He rarely gets sick.
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Oh, DR JRand, you're too kind!
I also had a phone call from a woman who wanted to know if I would fill out her IRS Form 1023, which is the application for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. That's equivalent to the undergraduates who used to wonder if I'd write their term papers for them ::)
It's stories like that that make ever so grateful that I don't work with the public ;) but be assured that I have the utmost respect for those that do! :-*
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At least Keith hadn't eaten before he got sick.
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Hiya, George!!! Howzit goin'?
I'm a little late, but things are going well! Thanks for asking! ;)
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I shall now be on my way to the theater for tonight's performance. Pray for Rosemary's Baby.
Also, Disney called today (after I'd invoiced) and said they did indeed screwup, so we have to now go back into the editing room and change all the end pages and slates, remove one shot (some last-minute new guy saw it and wanted one one second shot taken out), then redo three VO tags and then layback the sound onto the new versions. This thing starts airing a week from Monday. The soonest they could get me in the editing room was Tuesday afternoon and I still haven't heard about the audio session, which I hope will be on Wednesday morning so I can FINISH this job and re-invoice them and get PAID. Unbelievable. Still, I get two more half-days out of it, so that's a plus.
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Have fun at the show! Remember - open in Hollywood, head east to Indianapolis....then straight to Broadway....always eastward, always eastward.
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Feel better vibes for KEITH....
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Isn't Charlotte Greenwood in WEEKEND IN HAVANA? Or am I thinking about another movie....and it's got some horseracing or something in it?
I also know the results of the ladies long program. I will NOT say, NO I will not say.....however I will only say that the entire evening should be called Asses On Ice!
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I liked the program to FEVER.
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What music would other DR's use for their long programs in the Olympic Ice Skating competition?
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I think I would use "Dance at the Gym" from West Side Story - the movie soundtrack.
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I'm off to go home and eat some left over Tuna Glop and watch the Olympics....women's free skate (or long program) my fav!! I've managed to go all day without seeing results. So far so good.
I am at work so no tuna glop here.....
The usual sandwich and banana....
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What music would other DR's use for their long programs in the Olympic Ice Skating competition?
SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE
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Keith isn’t feeling well at all. I hope it isn’t the flu.
Sending good health vibes to Keith...
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Jane, thanks for the updates on Danise! :-*
~~~More Vibes for DR Danise!!~~~
And:
~~~Vibes for DH Keith!!~~~
;D
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What music would other DR's use for their long programs in the Olympic Ice Skating competition?
Let me see...
If I was a pairs skater or ice dancer. I would use the love Theme of Tristan and Isolde coupled with the March of King Mark for my short program.. Despite the quality of the movie the music is nice from Lovespell.
For my long program I would use soemthing from Romeo and Juliet if I was a pairs skaters.
AS an individual I would use soemthing jazzy for the short and broadway for the long.
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JRand and Dakota, George and elmore, thank you. I’m hoping he will feel better by bedtime. At this time of year you never know. I must admit I was a bit nervous eating a big dinner. If I catch what he has I prefer to begin with an empty stomach.
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You are all welcome for the Danise updates, my pleasure. :)
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SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE
This would probably be Dick Button's comment on my program. :P
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I just “love” these email for …..enchantments (the kind I don’t need) that begin with “hi, nice talking to you the other day”. ::)
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Thanks for the updates on Danise, Jane!
~~~QUICK RECOVERY VIBES~~~~ for your DH Keith and
~~~DON"T CATCH WHAT HE"S GOT VIBES~~~~~ for you!!
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I just “love” these email for …..enchantments (the kind I don’t need) that begin with “hi, nice talking to you the other day”. ::)
LOL! I keep getting offers to enlarge things I don't have with "per yopur request" in the title line!
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I just finished watching the long skating preliminaries and now they have moved on to some skiing competition with people screaming and shouting in the stands.
If they (and I ) hold true to form they will put the long skating finals (which is what I really want to see) on just as I fall asleep in my chair
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While I catch up on posts, two thoughts.
1. Someone at work partially spoiled the ladies skating results for me and I'm way pisssed.
2. I like the pants outfits for skating.
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OH!!! Skatings back on....
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Everytime I post, I get a time out error! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
More skating.
Speak the truth and shame the devil....these girls is homely.
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DAKOTA CELT these ugly girls stole your music!
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Is that woman's skate commentator channeling Simon from American Idol?
Geez Louise there 's some woman skate tucked behind her neck twirling around fast enough to power mattH's house should the power company cut him off and this guy says 'I'm dissapointed, there's no fire no energy"
Ah Shaddup!
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Thanks for the updates on Danise, Jane!
~~~QUICK RECOVERY VIBES~~~~ for your DH Keith and
~~~DON"T CATCH WHAT HE"S GOT VIBES~~~~~ for you!!
Oh thank you. I have had more than my share of what he has. As much as I want to loose a few pounds I prefer a different form of weight loss.
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Ice skating music:
Theme from "The Ice Of Laura Mars" may work.
Walking On Thin Ice (Yoko Ono) may not.
I don't watch the Winter Olympics.
I did go to the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden) to see The Royal Ballet perform "Les Patineurs" once
That was in 1972.
My favourite "skating" performace was by Wayne Sleep and is a parody of Chistopher Dean.
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Of course some of us do remember The Ice Age.
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Emily Hughes is up next, there is much excitement on Long Island about her inclusion this year.
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Of course some of us do remember The Ice Age.
I should have learned to skate then
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Maybe I can go watch the ice skating while Keith is "resting" on the floor in the guest room, on the carpeting, that borders the guest bathroom and the up-chuck bowl.
This morning I watched the men’s long skate. I think I will skip the ice dancing, for now, and go straight to the women’s short or long skate.
‘night.
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EM I LEE! EM I LEE! EM I LEE!
Just cheering on the local girl......
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OK gonna go pay attention to the rest of the skating
NIGHT!!
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Oh, MattH would you care to explain why the power company has come to have such a negative view of your health?
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DR elmore - Any plans for dinner tonight?
DR Ben? DR Ant? DRs TPunk and Rodzinski?
I wish I'd seen this earlier!
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I went to the post office at lunch today and picked up a package. It was a brand new MP3 watch (yes, watch) that I got on eBay. It holds 1 Gigabyte!! My first MP3 watch that I got last year only holds 128 Megabytes. I'm so excited (a Pointer Sisters reference)! It could hold ±16 hours of music! And it's snazzy looking. This was from the eBay listing, but the actual watch that I got doesn't have a "12" or "6," just the bars at every number.
(http://www.surprisinggift.com/gx/518A/black.jpg)
But the coolest part is that it's not just a player, it's an MP3 recorder and it has a built-in microphone! I could be at a concert and record the whole thing without anyone knowing! ;) I only tried recording a few seconds, but it does work! It was my one big-ticket item that I got with my income tax refund. ;D
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Here's the actual description:
This stylish watch comes with a full-featured MP3 Player with built-in Digital Voice Recorder & built-In Microphone. While playing 3D stereo music with five EQ setting, it carries up to 240-320 songs. Used as a mobile flash USB disk, it can also carry your computer documents, digital photos, and powerpoint slides for your conference presentation. The unique built-in digital voice recorder allow you to record up to 72 hours of voice at amazing MP3 format 44kbps. Now you can record voice Notes, reminds, Meetings, Conversations with your friends and customers, as cool as James Bond. The unique line-in recording function allows you to convert your music collections in CD/cassette media to MP3 files directly to this watch, you can also record any radio programs using this line-in recording function. No worry about battery, this watch comes with built-in Li battery and can be recharged using your computer or the wall power outlet.
Dick Tracy and Star Trek all rolled into one.
And on that note (E#), I'm going home. ;D
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Elmore - I must say that my computer has been working a lot better since Jose did whatever he did with it.
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Tomovoz - Have you already done "I Only Have Ice for You" - or "For Your Ice Only"
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I really felt for that poor girl whose shoelaces were flopping around on the ice. Such mean commentary, all focused on those farkakta (sp?) laces.
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I wasn't that greedy DR FJL.
Somehow the Ice Of Texas didn't hold water!!
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It seems that DR Jose does indeed have his way with hard drives.
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There was of course that break through hit from "Ice Castles" - "Through The Ice Of Love".
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Or "Do You See What Icy"
Has anyone done "Sasha Cohen" to the tune of the Chaka Kahn riff from "I Feel For You?"
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And that lovely skating song from "Cabaret" - "Miss Skate"
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Perhaps something from KISS ME SKATE - the new Cockney ice dancing extravaganza
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I need to get out more. I'd hate the power company to think I was dead.
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Of course it might benefit publicity for my new Cd release "Tomovoz - Unplugged".
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OLYMPICS SPOILER RAP RIFF
Sasha Cohen, Sasha Cohen
Sasha Cohen, let me tell you what I wanna do
Would you fall for me
Like I fell for you.
There you fell again, Sasha
Gonna tell you then Sasha
Sasha Cohen
Let me tell you that I fell for you.
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Hmm.. If I'd extended that riff over several posts, I could have gotten up to 1300 tonight.
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Now I shall need to go and find if I have a copy of the Chaka Kahn song!
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Sorry Dr FJL.. Wasted on me! Couldn't find the song.
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Tomovoz - The song is called "I Feel for You."
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Maybe you already knew that, but it got me another post towards 1300. :)
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I had my taxes done today! And I am getting a nice chunck of change back...so I can either pay towards the furnace...or not! LOL!
I have won many items this week on Ebay, so I guess it is a good thing I have some money coming to me soon.
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A favorite misheard lyric is "Shucking corn! Shucking corn!" instead of "Chaka Kahn! Chaka Kahn!"
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Safe trip to Florida DR FJL. (& to Skip)
It's been over 100 degrees here in Melbourne OZ today. Not quite that in Melbourne Florida I guess.
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While I catch up on posts, two thoughts.
1. Someone at work partially spoiled the ladies skating results for me and I'm way pisssed.
2. I like the pants outfits for skating.
I hate it when someone spoils something...
Pants dont bother me either
It has been a very strange night at work... All sorts of strange happenings and now my student workers are discussing the kama sutra....
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DAKOTA CELT these ugly girls stole your music!
oh no!!!
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I'm not sure what position I take on the reading of the Karma Sutra.
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Thanks for the travel wishes, Tom. I have just over 24 hours to make it to post #1300 in honor of the bar-mitzvah boy.
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And you are #33 in the list of frequent posters DR FJL.
(With a bullet).
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Have we already discussed the ice cream flavor Caramel Sutra?
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OLYMPICS SPOILER RAP RIFF
Sasha Cohen, Sasha Cohen
Sasha Cohen, let me tell you what I wanna do
Would you fall for me
Like I fell for you.
There you fell again, Sasha
Gonna tell you then Sasha
Sasha Cohen
Let me tell you that I fell for you.
Nice job FJL
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Is that where the expression Bullet Surprise comes from, I wonder.
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Must play the CD of the musical "Bar-Mitzvah Boy" It has charm.
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Thanks, Dakota.
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I do know that John Lennon got it wrong.. "Instant Karma" is not gonna get you.. It does happen - but not instant! (just add water)
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And you are #33 in the list of frequent posters DR FJL.
(With a bullet).
Not sure where i rank....
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Caramel Sutra ice-cream.. A favourite with the Caramelite nuns I believe.
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Have we already discussed the ice cream flavor Caramel Sutra?
Not sure, have we??
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I thought it was only the population of South Dakota that were considered "rank".
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Not sure, have we??
I know we have. That's my mom's new favorite ice cream flavor.
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I thought it was only the population of South Dakota that were considered "rank".
Unfortunately we can smell htem...
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Right now I'm supposed to be doing my homework. So why am I posting here? Because I don't feel like doing my homework, that's why.
I'm glad Danise is doing well. I know I didn't post, but I was still sending vibes.
I don't have a whole lot more to say. Not much has happened lately in the way of interesting things, except that 28 kindergarteners and seven teachers went on a field trip yesterday and rode my bus. I sat next to a five-year-old named Diandra who really liked to talk.
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The Caramelite Nuns have a convent in Phoenix?
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Isn't Charlotte Greenwood in WEEKEND IN HAVANA? Or am I thinking about another movie....and it's got some horseracing or something in it?
That's DOWN ARGENTINE WAY with Grable, Ameche, and Miranda. HAVANA has Faye, Payne, and Miranda. I find it a more entertaining movie than DOWN ARGENTINE WAY.
PIN UP GIRL is WAY down the list of Grable pictures, I think.
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A LONG evening of TV, but I enjoyed all of it, well, most of it.
Beginning with the endless AMERICAN IDOL one hour results show (that could give the results in two minutes if they wanted). If there had been ANYTHING else on of interest, I would have watched it.
But I stuck it out.
spoilers - - - -
No surprise in the women's eliminations. After I read the "scandal" of Becky's magazine posing, I knew the producers would want to get rid of her. And Stevie, whom I disliked intensely the other night, deserved to go. I'm just sorry Brenna wasn't the other woman eliminated.
I was susprised at Patrick's elimination. No, he wouldn't have won, not enough personality, but the voice was pleasant, and I'm sorry he didn't have more impact. I certainly called Bobby's elimination. He shouldn't have made it to the semifinals.
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CSI repeated a rather bizarre case from earlier in the season. Gave me the creeps the first time I saw it, and it was creepy this time, too, but also quite a sad story of loss.
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Then, I settled in with Olympic skating.
spoilers - - - - -
I was proud of Emily Hughes and her skate and final placement. If she sticks with it, she can certainly work her way up into the top bracket of skaters. She has the potential to do well.
The Canadian skater was my favorite of the evening (apart from the Japanese champion, of course). I thought the Canadian (sorry, I can't remember her name) was lyrical, smooth, and steady on the ice. If she hadn't had a poor short program, I would not have been surprised to see her on the podium.
I think Kimmie Meisner's program was a tiny bit undervalued. I think I might have placed her ahead of Fumie in the final results. Fumie had the jumps but was gawky and not very pleasing to watch.
As the judges said, I admired Sasha fighting, fighting, fighting back from the bad opening jumps. And it was lucky that the second half of her program was flawless in the jumps since that's where the bonus points acrue. Unluckily for Slutskya, doubling the combination and falling on the triple loop in the second half robbed her of two opportunities for bonuses that surely would have lifted her to silver.
She did the exact same thing four years ago. She skated last, and the gold medal was within her grasp with Kwan falling on her triple loop, and she just didn't deliver in the long program then, and she failed again this time to take advantage of others' lost opportunities.
I have to say, Irina seems like a nice person and a brave individual to continue fighting through all the adversities she's been facing in her life, but I find her skating abrupt, jerky, and unengaging. I was delighted she wasn't awarded a gold medal on her reputation alone.
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And now, I need to go to bed. I'm having lunch with my fella tomorrow and would like not to look like death warmed over (which is what the power company seems to see me as being).
I'll explain that mix-up tomorrow when my eyes aren't slamming shut.
Good night!
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Good Evening!
Well, I'm almost completey done "De-Nick-efying" my room here - I just need to store some shoes and outerwear - just gonna throw it all in one big plastic storage bin. And the plastic storage bin was the one that I used to bring up the rest of my clothes, and since I got my dresser drawers lined, and the clothes put away, I can use the bin to store the rest of Nick's stuff. In other words, I had a very productive afternoon.
:)
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After getting my room in order, I went ahead and headed to Columbus Circle and walked over to MTI's offices to meet up with DR Jason. We then took the bus down to 23rd and 9th, and walked over to Chelsea Clearview Cinemas for tonight's showing of "Funny Lady". Well...
Neither of us had seen the movie before.... What a crazy, excessive - and long - mess of a movie this is. However, seeing it with "the Chelsea crowd" was a hoot - and made the two hours and 15 minutes fly by. -Each costume got applause, and someone even took a pic during the opening of the "Good Day" number. -And, boy, is that quite the musical extravaganza! ;) And the old age make-up and that wig(!) for the final scene... The whole theatre just could not stop giggling.
Alas, Hedda Lettuce was not there tonight - she's apparently in Europe right now. -Hmm... Wonder if she's at the Olympics. ;) However, the manager did a nice emcee job, and with the length of the movie, the shorter pre-show was a good thing.
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OH! And DR Jason was one of the door prize winners tonight too! So... We'll be seeing Measure for Pleasure tomorrow night at The Public.
So...
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DRs elmore, TPunk, Rodzinksi, Ben, Ant... et al...
DR Jason gets off work at 5:30 tomorrow. We're probably going to have dinner at the Renaissance Diner, then train to Astor Place...
Come one, Come all!
:)
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Of course, after the movie, we headed down 8th Avenue to get some dinner. We ended up at Better Burger where we had, what else?, burgers. -And their very good and very yummy Better Fries - which are baked (organic, Yukon Golds).
And then came Magnolia... Banana Pudding and Cupcakes. Sooooo good.
:)
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OH!
:o
And I was "warned" about this, but did not believe until I saw it with my own eyes...
If you thought she was wicked in Wicked, well, here she is being naughty!
You may have to click on GIRLS for the full article and photo-spread. Consider yourself warned. (http://www.fhmus.com/default.asp)
:o
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Jose, I'm doing laundry after work tonight. I often do it on Friday after work so we have the full weekend to ourselves but I'm seeing Barefoot in the Park tomorrow with my theatre buddies. I'm intrigued only because the show has gotten such mixed to awful reviews. Anthony has dance class tonight.
I'm looking forward to the March line up at Chelsea. The Bad Seed with Hedda and company. Even better, The Women with Hedda and company. Since Thursday night dance classes have resumed Anthon will most likely miss the Chelsea Classics nights unless he can be persuaded to skip a night of dance for a night of fun at the movies.
Well, it's good to know that Ant's foot/leg is feeling better/recovered.
:)
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Well last time he took some me time he was gone for over a year!
Tell him we all said hi!
I did. And he says HI back!
:)
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Oh, you must go see BERSERK when it shows! That one is a hoot!
I would love to see both "Hush.. Hush..." and "Berserk" at the Chelsea Clearview Cinemas - Where Dreams Come True - but, alas, I'll be in the throes of Lestat.
:)
*I start back officially three weeks from today! :)
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Good Health Vibes for DR Jane'sDH Keith!
-And Good Immunity Vibes for DR Jane!
:)
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What music would other DR's use for their long programs in the Olympic Ice Skating competition?
The Overture to She Loves Me or South Pacific.
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In my best librarian voice: Sssshhhh ;)
Ssshh
Sssssshhhh
Sssssssshhhh
Sssshh
Sssshhhh
Sssssssssssshhhhh
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Besides that, I've been on the phone for a good part of the morning trying to convince the power company that I'm not deceased. Lots of fun convincing people you're alive when they insist you're not.
Well... If they think you're dead, and you're still getting electricity to your house... Well... That's not such a bad deal, is it?
;)
Or...
cue spooky music
They see dead people.
;D
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EM I LEE! EM I LEE! EM I LEE!
Just cheering on the local girl......
As we were dining at Better Burger earlier tonight, they had two TVs on in the place. One was set to Fox - for "American Idol" and "Skating with the Stars" - Scott Hamilton was on two networks tonight - and the other was set to the Olympics. People were stopping outside the window and looking in to watch the ice skating. Only in Chelsea. ;)
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It seems that DR Jose does indeed have his way with hard drives.
Just too, too many ways to respond to this.
;D
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OOhh.. I believe I'm in the middle of a certified frenzy!
::)
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Finally back from the theater and a late supper. The show was weird - like a line-through with blocking, with everything a beat off. Not low energy, really, but just perfunctory and without personality. We'll get there early tomorrow night and work some stuff to get them back into the personality of the piece.
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Good evening, fellow Dear Readers. This morning I went for a walk at the Salton Sea in California, and this is what I saw:
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Yesterday I saw this:
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So I get home from California at 11 p.m. tonight, and an email was waiting for me from the district office in LA, telling me they are sorry they forgot to add me to the email list about the meeting on Saturday at 9 a.m.
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Plane tickets are $220, or I could just drive. And if I drive, I'd either have to leave at 3 a.m Saturday to get there at 9 a.m., or I would need to leave Friday and stay overnight.
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Not to mention the fact that I have plans for Saturday.
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Can you tell I've had LOTS of coffeeeeeee?